Median UK voter in 2026, as predicted by Hugh Laurie some decades ago:
marlowes per hour
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25 • they/them • mixed black • tiny diaspora belonger • afrosocialist
moving update: I want to [can’t say that on a Christian Minecraft server!] myself
marlowes per hour@marlowisms.bsky.social · last wk.the combination of the two Literal Neonazis upstairs always being outside at the same time as I’m trying to move boxes for some fucking reason, the aggravation to my permanent back injury from hefting said boxes, and the general malaise moving induces is… not beneficial for my mental well being.
Terf: "we should maim and imprison and eradicate every trans person on sight" Random person: I dont think you should be saying that. Terf logging onto tumblr dot transmisogyng dot com: a womans first blood comes from biting her tongue
Pink Pony Club induces a level of adrenaline and fear equivalent to a soldier about to go over the top at the Somme. The amount of times I caught a bollocking off a bolshy customer with it playing in the background… 🚬
Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 2mo agoevery person who has ever worked retail for even a week has at least one song they can never hear again without being involuntarily transported back to the store
the UK benefits system is like a protection racket, constantly threatening us with the thing it is protecting us from
whilst I’m talking about podcasts, listen to @bloodwork.show! It’s a fantastic podcast about how the economics of violence ties into facets of our day to day lives you wouldn’t even think about, and it’s incredibly well researched and engaging
Spencer also references this piece recently published in The Guardian which sheds some light on the innocents caught in the crossfire of the US's drone war without end in the Horn. A harrowing read, but informative if you'd like to learn more but can't afford a Zeteo subscription.
Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?
Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civilian deaths. Here, the Guardian pieces together what happened that day
theguardian.com
if you are also unfortunate enough to be trapped in the hinterlands known as the uk, @praxiscast.bsky.social is a fantastic way to keep up to date with what fresh hell is happening now, hosted by some absolutely stand up folks. if you can, support them on Patreon too!
Podcasting is Praxis@praxiscast.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 Shameless Episode Bonus Plug 🚨 Are your boring, repetitive children getting in the way of your CEO-level linkedin posting? Do you have tens of thousands of dollars to spare? Why not outsource your household so you only see your kids if you really want to? FREE: www.patreon.com/praxiscast/p...
blasting touch tone telephone on repeat in an attempt to belay the massive crash out I can feel looming in the back of my psyche. efficacy: middling to poor
Saying you’re politically homeless now Keir Starmer has resigned is like saying you’re going to starve now they’ve put a padlock on the dumpster behind the gas station.
TERFs gloating about ruining - Amnesty Girl Guides Women’s Institute Stonewall The Pink Paper 1000s of small business forced to bankrupt themselves changing loos While they’re getting off on destroying our society they want you to think trans folks are the problem.
insane how your parents can be financial, emotional & psychological tar pits who are legitimately the most detrimental obstacles to your health and happiness and you’re expected to bail them out anyway
…good luck and Godspeed to everybody else who is also not white currently in England. we’re going to need it sha
marlowes per hour@marlowisms.bsky.social · last mo.the combination of fomenting fascist populism marked by flag shagger behaviour and the World Cup has catapulted me into a bizarre high stakes guessing game of Football Fan or Racist. then again the second England loses that particular Venn diagram will become a single circle, so…
universal canon event as a femme presenting African: auntie who chats mad shit about you suddenly becomes really nice and really intent on introducing you to her son/nephew upon learning you have a STEM degree
she ordain on my bishop til I excommunicate her heretical sect
the combination of fomenting fascist populism marked by flag shagger behaviour and the World Cup has catapulted me into a bizarre high stakes guessing game of Football Fan or Racist. then again the second England loses that particular Venn diagram will become a single circle, so…
Like I said Andy Burnham is just the whitest man despite Manchester being 43% Black and brown and Greater Manchester being 25%. You’d think he’d have been listening to their concerns but of course fucking not. And if you only listen to white voters, then you are indeed, racist.
His “fair” immigration policy is - you guessed it - listening to the genuine concerns of “decent” fucking racists about where asylum seekers are forced to live because they can’t work
PoliticsHome@politicshome.bsky.social · 2mo ago
Super cool to spy the logo of an actual legit government department at the bottom. This country is fucking cooked.
Lisa Stampnitzky 🤷🏻♀️@lisastampnitzky.bsky.social · 2mo ago(Trigger warning: any sociologists among us may wish to avert their eyes to avoid spontaneous combustion resulting from exposure to the worst theory of social action I have seen in decades) For the rest of you, beware if you are “unhappy” or “looking for justice” you may be on the road to terrorism
Dream Weapon by Genghis Tron or Rōnin by Ibaraki & Gerard Way
Case Nightmare Badger@ctzbadger.bsky.social · 2mo agoGive me a song that you love and that you consider to be musically "heavy".
this was my internal soundtrack in my second year of uni trying to write my final paper on PMVT whilst my immune system was eating my lumbar spine Un-Diagnosedly in the background
Beccas can't be choosers@beccanical.bsky.social · 2mo agolo-fi wilhelm scream 12 hour supercut for studying and relaxation
the year is 2030 and you need a face scan, retinal scan, voice scan and to answer 20 questions about your family, health and employment history every time you use the computer. but don’t worry your personal data is safe with Butterfingers Corp in partnership with The Dark Web
“This flu remedy contains 2700mg ascorbic acid. Please don’t one shot it, it is very sour and you will regret it.” in massive letters on side of the label. anyway, guess what Moron McIdiot did, and immediately regretted it 😀👍🏽
what is the point of telling me I can opt out of Father’s Day promotions if your company are just going to bombard me with Father’s Day shit anyway??? no I don’t want to buy the man ~novelty socks~ or a ~funny card~ he’s a piece of shit! I’m actively praying on that motherfucker’s downfall!